For the academic year 2024-2025, Temple University has a total enrollment of 29,640 students, including 21,457 undergraduate and 8,183 graduate students.
Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - Temple's body is relatively small.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.
By gender, 12,696 male (42.83%) and 16,944 female (57.17%) students are attending Temple University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 74.93.
By class level, 21,457 (72.39%) are undergraduate students and 8,183 (27.61%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 44.20% are male and 55.80% are female, while among graduate students, 39.26% are male and 60.74% are female.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 29,640 | 21,457 | 8,183 |
| Men | 12,696 | 9,483 | 3,213 |
| Women | 16,944 | 11,974 | 4,970 |
By race/ethnicity, 12,036 White, 5,280 Black, and 4,356 Asian students out of a total of 29,640 are attending at Temple University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Temple University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 76.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 49 | 24 | 25 |
| Asian | 4,356 | 1,942 | 2,414 |
| Black | 5,280 | 1,855 | 3,425 |
| Hispanic | 2,953 | 1,204 | 1,749 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 23 | 11 | 12 |
| White | 12,036 | 5,571 | 6,465 |
| Two or more races | 1,194 | 467 | 727 |
| Race Unknown | 1,721 | 615 | 1,106 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 41 | 20 | 21 |
| Asian | 3,211 | 1,500 | 1,711 |
| Black | 4,306 | 1,566 | 2,740 |
| Hispanic | 2,296 | 966 | 1,330 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| White | 8,516 | 4,164 | 4,352 |
| Two or more races | 981 | 387 | 594 |
| Race Unknown | 1,144 | 393 | 751 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Asian | 1,145 | 442 | 703 |
| Black | 974 | 289 | 685 |
| Hispanic | 657 | 238 | 419 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| White | 3,520 | 1,407 | 2,113 |
| Two or more races | 213 | 80 | 133 |
| Race Unknown | 577 | 222 | 355 |
By age, Temple has 444 students under 18 years old and 37 students over 65 years old. There are 22,334 students under 25 years old, and 7,306 students over 25 years old out of 29,640 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 444 students are younger than 18 and 15 students are older than 65. Temple has 19,796 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,661 students aged 25 and over.
It has 2,538 graduate students aged under 25 and 5,645 students aged 25 and over.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 444 | 311 | 133 |
| 18-19 | 7,748 | 4,498 | 3,250 |
| 20-21 | 8,581 | 4,937 | 3,644 |
| 22-24 | 5,561 | 3,043 | 2,518 |
| 25-29 | 3,894 | 2,215 | 1,679 |
| 30-34 | 1,481 | 800 | 681 |
| 35-39 | 759 | 419 | 340 |
| 40-49 | 755 | 456 | 299 |
| 50-64 | 380 | 243 | 137 |
| Over 65 | 37 | 22 | 15 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 444 | 311 | 133 |
| 18-19 | 7,746 | 4,498 | 3,248 |
| 20-21 | 8,418 | 4,829 | 3,589 |
| 22-24 | 3,188 | 1,525 | 1,663 |
| 25-29 | 892 | 401 | 491 |
| 30-34 | 325 | 149 | 176 |
| 35-39 | 168 | 88 | 80 |
| 40-49 | 160 | 99 | 61 |
| 50-64 | 101 | 66 | 35 |
| Over 65 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20-21 | 163 | 108 | 55 |
| 22-24 | 2,373 | 1,518 | 855 |
| 25-29 | 3,002 | 1,814 | 1,188 |
| 30-34 | 1,156 | 651 | 505 |
| 35-39 | 591 | 331 | 260 |
| 40-49 | 595 | 357 | 238 |
| 50-64 | 279 | 177 | 102 |
| Over 65 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Temple University, 2,344 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 12,742 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,786 students who live in Pennsylvania or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 558 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 29,640 | 2,344 | 12,742 |
| Undergraduate | 21,457 | 886 | 11,554 |
| Graduate | 8,183 | 1,458 | 1,188 |
| Pennsylvania Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 1,786 | 539 | 19 |
| Undergraduate | 771 | 113 | 2 |
| Graduate | 1,015 | 426 | 17 |
Among 21,457 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,294 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.03%.1,188 students have transferred in as full-time status and 106 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 18,644 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 1,188 |
| Regular Part-time | 1,519 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 106 |
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